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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the bottle of coins the gardener finds in the garden, what is the latest date on the coins?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1941.

2. Who is described as the previous housekeeper at the narrator's family's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Mary.
(b) Gertruda.
(c) Polly.
(d) Bertha.

3. What color hair does Ursula have?
(a) Mousy brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Honey-blonde.
(d) Red.

4. In Chapter 7, what does Ursula make for dinner?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Chicken nuggets.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Meatloaf.

5. How old was the narrator when he lived in the old house that had been knocked down?
(a) 4-9.
(b) 8-16.
(c) 5-12.
(d) 1-6.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Hempstocks came from the old country and brought the farm, what did Gran call the things that were brought with it?

2. In Chapter 7, what flowers can the narrator see as he watches his father and Ursula walk around the gardens?

3. What color skirt is Lettie wearing when the narrator first meets her?

4. What presents does the narrator receive for his seventh birthday?

5. On what day of the week does the narrator receive a letter saying he won the Premium Bonds?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe his seventh birthday party in Chapter 1?

2. How does Lettie find the way to the creature to bind it in Chapter 4?

3. How does the narrator get rid of the worm after removing it from his foot?

4. How does the narrator describe the clearing that he and Lettie enter in their search for the creature in Chapter 4?

5. Why does the narrator let go of Lettie’s hand in Chapter 4?

6. What does the narrator’s sister do every night before bed?

7. How does the narrator describe his family's last housekeeper in Chapter 6?

8. Where does the narrator go while the police deal with the narrator’s father’s car and its contents in Chapter 2?

9. What does the narrator’s father do when he comes home from work in Chapter 7?

10. Why does the opal miner give the narrator a cat in Chapter 1?

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